Winesburg Elementary School

Winesburg Elementary School operates as a tiny elementary-level community in Winesburg, Ohio, operated by East Holmes Local. Current enrollment sits at 148 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 404 students.

Winesburg Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by East Holmes Local, a district that hosts 1,491 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Winesburg Elementary School records that nearly all students (97%) are White; the rest looks like 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Winesburg Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Winesburg Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Holmes County runs at roughly 31%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Winesburg Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.2%; this one delivers 78.7%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Holmes County) records that median household income runs about $76,140, roughly 11% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Winesburg Elementary School is one of 17 public schools in Holmes County (combined enrollment of about 3,271 students).

Mt Hope Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Winesburg Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 81.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 161 students in 2018 compared to 148 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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